Police in Fernie received 367 calls for service between April and June of this year, an increase from 340 during the same time last year.
Non-domestic assaults jumped from four to 16, while staff sergeant Sven Nielsen said mental health calls went up from 10 to 12.
“Mental health calls are up as well, which isn’t necessarily unusual for this time of year with the heat,” he said.
“We have also had some new citizens come into the area and that in turn has increased our numbers.”
Impaired investigations saw a sizable decrease from seven during last year’s quarter to two this year.
Motor Vehicle incidents also dropped from 22 to 16.
The full quarterly report can be found here.
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